Books matching: 19th century mormon frontier
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Save:The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff alternates between two narratives: one set in the present day involving a murder mystery in a polygamist colony where the 19th wife is accused of killing her husband, and the other set in the 19th century focusing on Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young, who rebelled against polygamy and fought for the ban on the practice. The book skillfully weaves together these two storylines, exploring themes of love, family, faith, and the destructive effects of polygamy on individuals and society.
Among the many questions I have encountered since my apostasy from the Mormon Church, none arises with more confusion, or mystification, than as to why I ever joined the Latter-day Saints. The America...
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